ransomware

Simplocker, the first Android File-Encrypting Ransomware

Security experts at ESET discovered and analyzed the first Android File-Encrypting ransomware dubbed Simplocker with C&C hosted on TOR. Ransomware…

12 years ago

Extortion scheme based on ransom request hit Australian Apple Users

Cybercriminals have targeted a large number of Apple's iCloud users with a sophisticated extortion scheme based on ransom request in…

12 years ago

The Extortion is a common practice in the cyber criminal ecosystem

According principal security firms, extortion, ransom and blackmail are pillars of illicit activities, cyber criminals are adapting them to the…

12 years ago

Discovered thousands of FTP servers infected by malware

Hold Security reported it has discovered a list of credentials for close to 7,800 FTP servers being circulated in cybercrime…

12 years ago

Linkup , the ransomware that blocks Internet access and mines Bitcoin

Emsisoft has detected a new variant of malware dubbed Linkup (Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Linkup), it is ransomware that blocks Internet access and mines…

12 years ago

Large communities of Eastern Europe cybercriminals Verified was hacked

  One of the largest communities of Eastern Europe cybercriminals “Verified” was hacked, more than 18,894 bad actors revealed after…

12 years ago

Zeus, Cryptolocker and more, malware evolution according TrendMicro

A rapid look to last trends in malware development observed by security experts at TrendMicro, old threat including new improvements.…

12 years ago

Cybercriminal threatens to sell 3.7M Customers data Israeli Banks

A group of hackers has threatened Israeli banks to disclose stolen data belonging 3.7 million customers unless the organizations pay…

12 years ago

Cryptolocker Ransomware – 10M UK Users targeted.Basic countermeasures

Cryptolocker is considered one of most insidious threat for Internet users, a recent spam campaign targeted 10M UK Users, let's…

12 years ago

Happy Birthday Security Affairs

Happy Birthday Security Affairs Two years ago I started Security Affairs for joke motivated by my passion in the security,…

12 years ago

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